fissure

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈfɪʃ.ə(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/

• Audio (UK)

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• Homophone: fisher

Noun

Singular fissure

Plural fissures

1. (countable) A fissure is a crack or opening in a rock.
2. (countable) (anatomy) A fissure is a long, narrow opening,

Verb

Plain form fissure

Third-person singular fissures

Past tense fissured

Past participle fissured

Present participle fissuring

1. If you fissure, you split or crack something to form a fissures.